exclamation point

noun

1

: a mark ! used especially after an interjection or exclamation to indicate forceful utterance or strong feeling

2

: a distinctive indication of major significance, interest, or contrast

the game put an exclamation point on the season

called also exclamation mark

Examples of exclamation point in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Thornton’s triple exclamation points at the end of the note seem to indicate the ridiculousness of the suggestion. —Kevin Dolak, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Feb. 2025

Higgins capped off the home season with a dominant 11-reception, 131-yard, three-touchdown exclamation point against Denver. —Paul Dehner Jr., The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025

Rye whiskey is the drier and spicier cousin of bourbon with an herbaceous edge, an edge which (as with the Sazerac, La Louisiane and others) is given a few dozen exclamation points with a dash of absinthe. —Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 8 Feb. 2025

The Bills’ last score with six minutes left — an exclamation point for the resounding win — had a funky movement. —Jesse Newell, Kansas City Star, 24 Jan. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1824, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for exclamation point

• adjoint
• anoint
• appoint
• checkpoint
• conjoint
• disjoint
• endpoint
• gunpoint
• midpoint
• nonpoint
• pinpoint
• standpoint

Kids Definition

exclamation point

noun

: a punctuation mark ! used chiefly after an exclamation to show a forceful way of speaking or a strong feeling